M5.4 earthquake 119 km W of Chonchi, Chile
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 119 km W of Chonchi, Chile on Fri, May 25, 1984, 9:20 AM GMT-4 (13:20 UTC), 31 km (20 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-05-25 13:20:23 UTC
- Depth
- 31.4 km (19.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.647° S, 75.233° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00024mf (also filed as gcmtb052584b, gcmt19840525132023, iscgem553729). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:25 AM UTC.